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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21
Senator Logan's Successor.

The nomination of Charles b. Farwell
of Chicago by the republican caucus of
the Illinois Legislature was by no means
a surprise. He had the lead in the race of
candi lates from the beginning. 1t is worthy
of note that he gained his prominence
largely from his position AS Mr. Logan
chief rival in almost every campaign since
the latter entered the senatorial field,
This rivalry between them was sharp an
til the last presidential campaign, when
FarWell refused to enter the lists against
his distinguished competitor, who was
then making a strong fight Tor reelection.
Mr.. Farwell is man OF sound
practical sense, clear headed on all
public questions and incorruptlOle.
lie may not make a prominent figure IN
the Senate, but he is a man whose judg-
ment on many questions will be valuable,
on whom his constituents can depend
and who will enjoy the respect and
confidence of the public. He Is probably
as safe a man as the Illinois republicans
coulu have chosen.
Mr.. Farwell is IA native of the State OF
New York. He was educated at the
Elmira, y. y, academy, and removed 10
Illinois in 1888 lie has been successfully
a survey farmer, real estate agent
banker and merchant-n the latter ca
pacity being member OF the great firm
of John v Farwell & Co. Of Chicago lie
has held some public Offices in Illinois, and
served two terms in Congress. lie was re
elected for IA third term, but resigned he
fore IFS expiration. lie is II man of large
wealth, worth two or three millions, ano
has contributed freely in the poitlca
campaigns. lie is credited, however viii
using his money honoraby, aud 1t is uo
charged that he has bought hi, prcseu
election.
Pity some of this refreshing coolnesi
can't be bottled for Next July.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

The Indiana democrats have most de-
cdedly made fools of themselves, in their
senseess and unjust effort to defraud the
lieutenant governor elected by the people
OF the seat to which he is entitled. The
facts in the case are, briefly, as follows ::
The democratic lieutenant governor re-
signed his Office to accept IA federal ap
pOntment. The vacancy was recognized
by a democratic, attorney general aud &C
knOwledged by the party in the nomina-
ton OF a candidate to fill it. Nelson, the
democratic candidate, received 229, 1913
votes Robertson, republican, 229l6,
with nearly 1000 votes divided between
the prohibition and the nationalist can
didates. Finding that they had uneN-
pectedly been beaten in the election, and
that the possession of the presiding Of
ticer's chair in the Senate would be an i'm
portant factor in the senatorial contest
the Senate being democratic and the as
sembly republcan-the democratic lead
ers took the position that the resignation
of the former Lieutenant governor and
present United States collector did moi
create vacancy, but that the office would
remain in allegiance until the expiration
of the full term of two years. They ap
piled to the Supreme Court. and the
judges referred the matter to the Legisla
ture. This body, in joint session. which
the democratic senators refused to attend
canvassed the vote and declared Robert
son. the republican candidate, elected bJ
a plurality of all the votes cast. The
democrat who claims the right to presd,
in the Senate has brought quo tC0IrdHtc
suit TO settle the matter.
| A recent visitor to eX-Nice Pres deut
Wheeler AT his home at Malone founC
him busy with correspondence. He wa
cheerful, cordial aud vigorous in CONVEX
/ sation. His health is seriously impaired
! but not SO as to PROSTATE him or confin,
+ him to the house
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

The bill creating department of agri-
culture and labor, which passed the House
last week, provides that there shall be an
executive depart ment to he known as the
Department of Agriculture and Labor,
under the control of a secretary of agri-
culture and labor and an assistant secre-
tary. There shall be division which
shall be under tho charge of commits
sioner of labor, who shall have $1,000 a
year, and shall collect information upon
the subject of labor, the rate of wages,
the cost of the production of the articles
produced the earnings of labOring men
and women the means of promoting their
material, social, intellectual and moral
prosperity and the best means TO protect
life and prevent accidents in mines, work
shops, factories and other places of lndus
try. The secretary is empowered to in
quire into the Causes OF discomfort which
may exist between employers and EN-
ployes within the United States, and be
may invite and hear sworn statements
from both such parties concerning the
matters in controversy. This bill is one
of the results of the recent labor disturb
ances. What will come of it remains tC
be seen
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

The Boston Chamber of Commerce has
adopted resolutions condemning the in
terstate commerce BILL as reported to the
United States States Senate, and recon
mending in its place the establishment of
permanent commission to supervise all
common carriers doing an interstate bust
ness.
Gen. Joseph X. Hawley stands high with
all honest men, and is one of the most
trusted of the republican leaders au Wash
ington. His return to the United State,
Senate is the proper thing, ana good mel
of all parties are rejoiced that he is t.
succeed himself.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Lord Iddesleigh, whose sudden death,
the British cabinet, has aroused such
strong feeling in England, had been near
ly fifty years in public life. He COM
menced as private secretary to Mr.. Glad
stone As Sir Stafford NOrthcote he was
conservative leader in the House of Com
mons after Disraeil, retiring to the upper
House rs Earl of lddeslegh upon the
formation of the first Salisbury govern
ment in June, 1855, and his name will al
ways be associated with the act of Parla-
ment throwing open the civil service of
the government to public competition. In
the United States he is known for having
acted at Washington as one of the Eng
lish commissioners for the settlement OF
the Alabama and fishery difficulties. one
of his younger sons is a son-in law of eN-
Secretary Hamilton Fish of New York,
and resides in that city. He was pure
and honorable statesman. When Lord
Randolph Churchill withdrew the other
day from the cabinet and there was Il
question of strengthening the ministry by
the admission of Lord Harrington to the
cabinet, Lord Iddeseigh informed Lord
Salisbury that he was ready to surrender
| his post AS secretary of state for foreign
affairs, If the office were required, to make
room for Lord Harrington The latter
did not join the cabinet, but Lord Sails
bury accepted Iddesleigh's resignation
and then took his place himself.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Although very stringent measure the
anti Mormon bill which has passed the
House of representatives, does not tech
niCally run counter to any provision of
the constitution. The same legislation
applied to any other evil might possibly
be called despotic, but when applied to
the curse of polgamy it is no more nor less
than the wholesome despotism of public
sentiment. Desperate diseases must have
desperate remedies and this is exactly
the treatment which Congress proposes to
administer to the Mormon cancer IN Utah.
A correspondent calls attention in an
other column to the change in the pro-
hibitory law which the Legislature was
asked to pass, by the representative of the
w. c. I. T., allowing any woman rs well
as any voter to make complaint in cases of
Illegal sales of liquor, This bill, if it had
been enacted, would have amended the
law IN that particular and repealed
nothing. The committee appears to have
substituted quite different law, and, as
suggested, it will be quite in order for
them to explain why.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

sands of dollars worth of public proper
ty, unless he can get bill through Con
gress to pay him $40. This is u sample of
the way in which some of the new brooms
at Washington are sweeping.
The New York IVOrld appears to
have taken contract to return Ros-
coe Conkling to the United States
Senate. 1t takes eighty-one votes to elect
United States senator in the New York
legislature The democrats have siXty-siX
votes, which 1t has been understood would
be thrown for Hon. Smith NJ. Weed. But
the JVOrld calculates that they might be
thrown for Mr.. Conkling, and that it
would not be very difficult to get from the
republican side the fifteen votes necessary
to elect him. This is very pretty scheme,
and the only trouble about it arises from
the questions whether enough democratic
and republican votes combined could be
obtained, and whether Mr.. Conkling
would accept an election procured in that
way Present indications seem to point
pretty strongly to the election of Hon.
Levi r. Morton, native Nermonter, as
senator from the State of New York.
The details of the arrangement under
which the State of Massachusetts, dis
poses of its property in railroads, aud the
Troy and Greenfield railroad, with that
wonder of the world, the sIloosac Tunnel,
becomes the property of the Fitchburg rail
road company, are as follows: Under the
act of June, 1888, Il new corporation is to be
formed, to be known as the Fitchburg
Railroad company, to comprise the pres
ent Fitchburg road, the Troy aud Green
field and the Hoosac Tunnel AS com
pensation to the State for the tr tnsfer of
its property, the new corporation is to is
sue to the State S5,000,0O0 of mortgage
bonds, to mature 80 years from date, and
to bear interest at the rate of per cent
per annum for the first five years, 81 per
cent for the second five years and per
cent for the ensuing forty years. The CON
tracts for this transfer have been signed
by the governor lieutenant governor and
council of Massachusetts and by the
president and directors of the Fitchburg
road and the State will soon go out of
the railroad business.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Since the death of Gen. Hazen there has
been a good deal of TAX of detaching the
signal service bureau wholly from the war
department and establishing 1t as orahch
of the civil service. This would probably
he wise move, and would increase the
efficiency of the bureau.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Washington letters say that Mr.. Ed
munds has been making inquiries after his
postal telegraph bill, which was referred to
the postofIice committee early in the SEES
sion. The public sympathzes with the SEN
ator in wishing to see this bill reported rs
soon As possible.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Some States require railroads within
their limits to equip all coaches with axes,
saws and buckets, to be used in case OF ac-
Cidents in rescuing passengers and eXtin-
gushing fires. These precautions are
well enough, but in many cases the i'm
plements so provided are buried in the de
bris of the wreck, or else forgotten alto
gether in the excitement of the moment.
The only way to do Is to guard against
accidents by every possible precaution,
and especially to guard against fire by do
ing away with stoves in railway cars.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

The press widely commends the vigor
and resolution shown by Col. lie Grand B..
Cannon, as president of the great Della
ware and Hudson company, in his efforts
to supply the market with coal and OBJ
viate the distress occasioned by the great
strike of coal beavers. If the other coal
and transportation companies had shown
anything like such spirit the strike would
have been a short-lived affair
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Jonas Gilmore Clark of Worcester,
Mass, has given to that city $1,000 coo for
the purpose of founding "A university. a
million dollars il splendid foundation
for college, but it ought to have been
placed somewhere else than in Massachu-
setts which with Harvard, Williams, Am
herst and Boston university is already
amply provided with higher educational
facilities
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Mr.. Stevens, who came very near max
ing a tour of the world on his bicy Gle, but
ended with a grand smash-up in the
"Flowery Kingdom" has reached his ma
tive land at last, and is making his way
eastward across the American continent,
being Toasted in every city where he stops.
The hospitable people of theUnited States
cannot bear to see man looking so thin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

AS the conference committees of the
two Houses of Congress on the electoral
count bill have reached an agreement,
that important measure may be consider
ed as good as enacted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

August Spies, the anarchist, is going to
be married while waiting to be hanged
He has been investigating the matter
some, and has come to the conclusion that
this would be as good form of prepare
ton as any,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

In some portions of Northern Florida
the oranges were frozen in the late cold
snap but reports from the larger part of
the Orauge-growing district are to the
effect that no serious damage was done to
fruit or trees
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

ST. Paul's ice carnival has opened with
the thermometer IS below zero. This
will do if they don't charge twenty-five
cents for rubbing your nose.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Bismarck's policy-which is, of course,
the policy of Germany-as outlined in his
speech before the Reichstag, is to be that
of armed neutrality. 1t will leave the
other powers to fight out the Eastern
question to a solution, siding with none
but contenting itself with holding France
in check But should France ally itself
with Russia, and put troops in the field,
Germany will take hand in the con
fllct
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Austria is putting her hospital service
in shape for speedy use. This is not in
anticipation of an epidemic of measles,
but of the bursting of the war cloud.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Congressman Hiscock of New York-whO
ought to know, for he himself has intro
duced a tariff bill-says that there will be
no tariff legislation until after the national
political conventions have been held in
1898
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

A San Francisco despatch says that a
large business is done in that city in DO
gus lottery tickets. The next thing we
shall hear of from the Pacific coast, prob
ably, Will be extensive sales of bogus
oleomargarine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Count Bismarcks speech is regarded on
both sides of the Atlantic as very seri-
Gus menace to the peace of Europe
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

The Sedgwick Memorial association,
Philadelphia expects to dedicate the mon
ument at Spottsylvania next May, on the
twenty-third anniversary of Gen. Sedg-
wicks death.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

The severity of the season is showing
itself in various quarters. Long Island
Sound is reported to be full of huge
masses of drifting ice, making navigation
perlous and slow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Seven feet of snow in Vermont. How's
that for high ?-BOSton Hcfdtd'
About fnnr feet too high.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21
WHY DID GEN. GRANT RELIEVE GEN.
SMITH
a Remarkable etter, now first published.

a Remarkable etter, now FIRST published.
The subject of the removal Of Gen.
William f. Smith from the command of
the Eighteenth Army Corps by General
Grant, in July 1861, Las been recently
brought freshly before the public by Gen.
Smith. In u communication to the CEN
turB Mdgnzinc for last May, Cen Smith
commented on an allusion to himself made
by Gen. L. :. Grant in one of his war
articles in that magazine. In this com
munication, Gen. Smith quoted various
supplementary references to himself, in
Grants letters to the Secretary of War
and General Halleck such ~ that Gene
raj Smith "possessed one of the clcarest
military heads iu the army :" that Gene
raj Smith was cone Of the most efficient
officers in the service - and that he
Grant would feel strengthened with
Smith, Franklin or J. !. Reynolds com
handing the right wing of the army"
General Smith further alluded to the fact
that few days after the letter contain
ing these last two expressions was written
dated July !, '6i) he was relieved of his
command, aud sent to New York to stay,
and closed his article as follows:
| sought an explanation from him
LGrHnt and he was rs retcent in assign
ing any cause for his action then as he
was q years after, when in preparing n
contribution to the history of the war, he
again passed sentence upon me without
assigning Il reason of any kind for his con
demna, ION. | AIN to-day as ignorant of
the causes of his action as | was then.
That they were purely personal and had
not the remOteSt connection with my con
Il 4 \ l..
his own testimony, and it is upon this
question alone that care to defend my
self.
In the September Century appeared a
note from Col. j. b. Erhardt of New
York, in which, in order to ''refresh Gen
eral Smiths recollection" he quoted a pas
sage from letter written by General
Smith, ten days after he was relieved OF
his command, to Senator Foot of Yer
mont, in which General Smith stated that
General Grant informed him in advance
thai he mad determined to relieve him
and gave several reasons for his course
which Smith mentioned to Mr. Foot.
In the November CCHturH Genera
Smith returned to the subject expressing
himself rs pleased with the publication
and aS,erting--aot that General Grant as
signed no re tsons for relieving hun bu
that the reasons he assigned were with
out foundation; aud that he was left al
the time and still remains in ignorance oil
the real cause which induced his remova
from his command Nothing further has
appeared in the century on the subject
but the matter has not lost its interest fol
many readers and some curiosity ha.
been expressed in regard to the rest o
General Smiths letter to Mr.. Foot, o
which only a portion was copied by Col
Erhardt This curiosity we are able L
crafty, and the letter as whole may
throw additional light on the question
why General Smith was relieved. 1t is a
| follows:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21

Sixty Chicago sewing girls have formed
a cooperative establishment for making
mems clothing, intending to make con
tracts with the wholesale dealers without
the interposition of bosses or middlemen
They have promises of plenty of work
and their experiment will be watched with
interest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21
GEN. SMITH To SENATOR FOOT.


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me iroii uu'S Vas orou2h' uo Ut ny any mus
cohauct Oh m'he' ana therefore, "rl'e 10 put
you III possession OF such lact, III thc case as
"'h aware w. anu tnhlk VIII ihro" Hen.
upoh the SUBJECT ABOUT 'he very las' OF
june or 'hc H'sI Oh july 'ehct"ls " i"n' an"
butter came 10 my h'uuqu'rtcrs' ana SHORTY
at'cr th"ir hriN"' 'cn'- "lell' turh'u l" ven.
bulcr' anu Al" ih''I urlhh 81 "hlShcS
'o'N ""H "'uV NV t"''' ~ '".'' M ~
"''c'"''', ">N'' ln' i"i " ~ nm wy SCI ,"'i'
opened ooti'e Tor hllh' ana ne dl"uh Oh H.
wien tue u"''i' "d9 cor h'" anu pun AWAY
was aware at iHIs tIH'' 'ut 'ch' 'l""'
had "''h'l SIX h'hi"s Pl'upe" "''nSe' !"
drink nothing int'NltatlnE' but dh nor lee.
II Woud hett Watt'rs 10 u'cIhc W give Il
upon ms request III ten bu'l'r presence
After the lapse OF an hour or less, the Ten
erdi asked Tor another drink, whlch ne tooh'
Shortly AFTER ms voice sho"cu pl"lnl9 tha'
tht hquor hai auect'u MN, ana AFTER llllIc
time he lett. went to see MN upon ms Morse
ana IA so 1n as returned 20 my TENT sald 10
II stan o1hcer OF mine, VINO mao wltness'u ms
departure; Gen. Grant mas gone way drunk
Gen. Butler ha- seen It, an vii never fail TO
use the weapon which has been put INFO MS
hands" Two or three days after that, APP
piled for leave of absence, tor the ocncnt OF
my health. and Gen. Grant sent WORD TO me
not to 20, if ii wer' possible 10 tag, ana it-
piled in II private note warranted by our tor
mer relations, copy OF when note ! VIII
send you in II few days. The next day ASSIST
ant secretary of war, Mr.. Dana, came TO tell
me that he had been sent 10y Gen. Grant 10
say what it becomes necessary TO repeat III
/ view of subsequent events, to wit That he
Gen. g., had writ ma letter the day before
| to ask that Gen Butler might he relieved
| from that Department., and placed in COM
mand of il, giving ~ II reason, that he could
! not trust Gen. Butter win the command OF
! troops in the movements about TO be ma ic,
and saying also, that next to Gen, German,
! he had more confidence in my ahili than
/ in that of any general in the field. The order
/ from Washington, dated July 1th, sent Gen.
Butler to Fort Monroe, and placed me IN COM
mand OF the troops then under me and Gen
/ Grant He would make the charges ueeessa-
ry to give me the troops in the field BELONG
ing to that department. | had only asked
that should rot be Comrnauded IN battle by
/ II man that could not give an ord r on the
field, aud h ID recommended Gen. Franklin
. or Gen. Wright for the command OF the de-
parIment. | was al Il e lcadquarters OF Gen
Grant on sunday NY 18th, and there saw
Gen. -, but had no conv 'rsaion with nm